Partner news and resources

This section contains news and resources from CHIP partner organisations.

Safeguarder recruitment campaign launched

Safeguarder recruitment campaign launched

Are you someone who cares passionately about children and their rights being respected? Are you friendly and can communicate with children? You may be interested in becoming a Safeguarder. Children and young people are clear that Safeguarders should be friendly, care...

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SCRA Annual Report 2021/22

SCRA Annual Report 2021/22

The Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) has published its Annual Report 2021/22 today, Thursday 27 October 2022. The Annual Report includes SCRA’s full set of audited Annual Accounts for 2021/22 which also contains information about performance. The...

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Share your views of Virtual Hearings

Share your views of Virtual Hearings

The Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration is working with Our Hearings, Our Voice to try and understand whether virtual Hearings should remain part of the Children’s Hearings System. To do this, we are looking to speak to the following groups about their...

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SCRA Board Member Recruitment

SCRA Board Member Recruitment

Two vacancies for SCRA Board Members have been advertised today on the Public Appointments website. This round of recruitment, one role on the Board requires applicants to demonstrate their insights into the issues faced by minority ethnic communities/people from...

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Official Statistics 2021/22

Official Statistics 2021/22

SCRA’s Official Statistics 2021/22 have been published today, Thursday 30 June 2022. The full set of statistics includes: Online Statistics 2021/22 Statistical Analysis 2021/22 Online Statistics by Local Authority Breakdown 2021/22 Interactive statistical dashboard...

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New research report published

New research report published

A new research report has been published 'Children aged 12 to 15 years involved in offending and referred to the Children’s Reporter and Procurator Fiscal in Scotland'. The research was carried out by SCRA on behalf of the Scottish Government to provide evidence on...

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Hearings System Working Group: Issues List

Hearings System Working Group: Issues List

The Hearings System Working Group has today (Friday 11 March) published the Issues List. It is a document with 56 questions across 5 categories. These questions will guide conversations and deliberation as the Group works toward creating detailed proposals for the...

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Keeping The Promise – SCRA publishes Route Plan

Keeping The Promise – SCRA publishes Route Plan

On Care Day 2022, SCRA has published its Route Plan to Keep The Promise. The Route Plan and accompanying more detailed Strategy document explains how SCRA will Keep The Promise. The plans link closely with The Promise Scotland’s Route Map which has identified themes,...

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SCRA Annual Report 2020/21

SCRA Annual Report 2020/21

SCRA’s Annual Report 2020/21 has been published today, Thursday 28 October 2021.  The Annual Report includes the full set of audited Annual Accounts for 2020/21 which also contains information about performance. You can view the Annual Report and supporting documents...

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CHS Impact Report published

CHS Impact Report published

Children's Hearings Scotland has published their Impact Report 2020-2021. The report focuses on key achievements and big projects which have launched throughout the year that support CHS’ volunteer community, and their commitment to #KeepThePromise to Scotland’s...

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Education Scotland launches new resource

Education Scotland launches new resource

Education Scotland has launched a new resource about the Children’s Hearings System aimed at practitioners. The online resource ‘The Children’s Hearing: What Education Practitioners should know’ provides information and resources for education colleagues who support...

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Launch of VIP project

Launch of VIP project

CHIP partner Celcis has launched a new research project to help make Children's Hearings better for young people. The Voice and Inclusion Project (VIP) has been set up for children and young people with care experience to come together to work with CELCIS (the Centre...

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Virtual Hearings update from SCRA

Virtual Hearings update from SCRA

There has been a reduction in face to face Hearings since the start of the year as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. The Hearings System has responded by moving towards a virtual first model for all Hearings. Since January, a Virtual Hearings Group, led...

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Advocacy website for children and young people

Advocacy website for children and young people

A new website has been launched to help children and young people find an advocate. If you are going to a Children’s Hearing – no matter where you live in Scotland – you can get an advocate to help you. You can find out more about what is an advocate, how they can...

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SCRA Annual Report 2019/20

SCRA Annual Report 2019/20

SCRA’s Annual Report 2019/20 has been published today, Thursday 29 October 2020. The Annual Report includes the full set of audited Annual Accounts for 2019/20 which contains a new section on performance. The report starts with a foreword, authored by SCRA’s Board...

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SCRA’s Official Statistics 2019/20

SCRA’s Official Statistics 2019/20

The Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) has published their Official Statistics 2019/20 today, Thursday 30 July 2020. The full set of statistics includes: Statistical Analysis 2019/20 Online Statistics 2019/20 Online Statistics by Local Authority...

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Coronavirus Practice Guide for Panel Members

Coronavirus Practice Guide for Panel Members

Children’s Hearings Scotland published practice guidance for Panel Members on the conduct of virtual Hearings which will now include professionals, such as social workers, legal representatives, and young people and family members. The guidance includes description of...

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Stand Up For Siblings award success

Stand Up For Siblings award success

Stand Up For Siblings has won the prestigious Herald Society Partnership Award. Fourteen representatives from the multi-agency partnership attended the award ceremony in Glasgow on Wednesday evening. Stand Up For Siblings joined 250 guests to celebrate the 12th annual...

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SCRA Annual Report 2018/19

SCRA Annual Report 2018/19

SCRA’s Annual Report 2018/19 has been published today and includes the full set of audited Annual Accounts for 2018/19. The report also contains an update on SCRA’s Business Plan 2018/19 activity. The suite of information is available on SCRA’s website. The Annual...

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Research on home CSOs

Research on home CSOs

New research has been published today focusing on home Compulsory Supervision Orders (CSOs) in the Hearings System.The research, which was commissioned by the Scottish Government and carried out by the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration, asks: Do Compulsory...

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New film for young people with autism

New film for young people with autism

A film has been launched today aimed at helping young people with autism attending Children’s Hearings.The short film has been produced by SCRA and it features a young person from the charity Reach for Autism.The film is available online.SCRA has been working with the...

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SCRA’s Official Statistics 2018/19

SCRA’s Official Statistics 2018/19

The Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) has published their Official Statistics 2018/19 today, Thursday 25 July 2019. The full set of statistics includes: Online Statistics 2018/19 Statistical Analysis 2018/19 Online Statistics by Local Authority...

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SCRA’s second Corporate Parenting Annual Report

SCRA’s second Corporate Parenting Annual Report

SCRA has published its second Annual Report for Young People today, Wednesday 30 January.Back in 2017 SCRA launched a Corporate Parenting Plan and followed this in 2018 with their very first Annual Report for Young People. The report looked back over the year,...

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SCRA Annual Report 2017/18

SCRA Annual Report 2017/18

SCRA’s Annual Report 2017/18 has been published today, Thursday 25 October 2018. The Annual Report includes the full set of audited Annual Accounts for 2017/18. The report also contains an update on SCRA’s Business Plan 2017/18, as well as a new report providing...

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SCRA’s Official Statistics 2017/18

SCRA’s Official Statistics 2017/18

SCRA’s Official Statistics 2017/18 have been published today, Thursday 26 July 2018. The full set of statistics includes: Online Statistics 2017/18 Statistical Analysis 2017/18 Online Statistics by Local Authority Breakdown 2017/18 The statistics show that in 2017/18,...

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Safeguarder recruitment

Safeguarder recruitment

Children 1st are seeking to recruit new Safeguarders to the national Safeguarders Panel. Appointed by Ministers, Safeguarders have a unique and important role in gathering information from children and young people to assist in Children’s Hearings and related court...

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Pre-Hearing visit film

Pre-Hearing visit film

SCRA has produced a new short film aimed at young people. The film shows a Pre-Hearing visit in the hope of encouraging more children and young people to request one before their actual Hearing. The film, which is set in our Hearings centre in Stirling, shows a...

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Recruiting now – Development Assistant

Recruiting now – Development Assistant

Recruitment is now underway to appoint a Development Assistant to support the work of Our Hearings, Our Voice. This is a part time post based in Stirling and the successful candidate will work closely with the Development Worker who is already in post. SCRA is hosting...

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Stand Up For Siblings

Stand Up For Siblings

A new multi-agency partnership ‘Stand Up For Siblings’ is being launched today Friday 9 March. Stand Up For Siblings is a collaboration between a number of child welfare, children’s rights and legal organisations and academics within Scotland including Clan Childlaw,...

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New SCRA research report

New SCRA research report

SCRA has published a new research report today. The report ‘Complexity in the lives of looked after children and their families in Scotland: 2003 to 2016’ is available to view here. This research sought to answer the question - has child protection in Scotland become...

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Board Member vacancies

Board Member vacancies

Scottish Ministers are looking to appoint five Members to the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) and would welcome applications from those who believe they could make a positive and confident contribution to the SPA and its future development. These roles require...

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SCRA Corporate Parenting Annual Report

SCRA Corporate Parenting Annual Report

To mark the start of the Year of Young People 2018, SCRA has published an Annual Report aimed at young people. The Annual Report – which you can read here - looks at some of the progress following the first year of SCRA’s Corporate Parenting Plan which was launched in...

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Advocacy – have your say

Advocacy – have your say

CHIP members may be interested in taking part in a workshop or giving their views via an online survey about advocacy in the Children’s Hearings System. The Scottish Government has commissioned The Lines Between, working with Who Cares? Scotland, to develop a National...

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SCRA publishes Annual Report 2016/17

SCRA publishes Annual Report 2016/17

SCRA’s Annual Report 2016/17 has been published today, Thursday 26 October 2017.  The Annual Report includes the full set of audited Annual Accounts for 2016/17. The report starts with a foreword, authored by SCRA’s Chair. It also includes some of the highlights and...

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CHS Publishes Annual Report 2016/17

CHS Publishes Annual Report 2016/17

Children’s Hearings Scotland (CHS) publishes its Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year 01 April 2016 to 31 March 2017. This single document contains the National Convener’s statement, CHS’ Performance Report and CHS’ Annual Accounts. For the first time,...

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New research – ethnic minority communities

New research – ethnic minority communities

SCRA has produced a new research report ‘An exploration of ethnic minority communities’ understanding and awareness of child protection and the Children’s Hearings System in Scotland’ which has been published. Background Protection of children at risk of abuse and...

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New research report on 16 year-olds

New research report on 16 year-olds

SCRA has published a new research report today looking at 16 year olds in the Children’s Hearings System. The full report ‘Decision making on continuation of Compulsory Supervision Orders past young people’s 16th birthdays’ can be viewed here and information from the...

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Search for new Panel Members

Search for new Panel Members

The annual national search for 500 new Children’s Panel volunteers has been launched. To find out more about becoming a Panel Member, or to apply click here. The campaign will run until 26 September. There are currently over 2,500 volunteer Panel Members across...

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SCRA’s Official Statistics 2016/17

SCRA’s Official Statistics 2016/17

SCRA has published its Official Statistics 2016/17. The full set of statistics includes: Online Statistics, Statistical Analysis and Online Statistics by Local Authority Breakdown. The statistics show that in 2016/17, 15,118  children and young people in Scotland were...

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Research reports on advocacy services

Research reports on advocacy services

Three new research reports have been published today, Wednesday 12 July 2017. The reports relate to Advocacy Pilots undertaken by Who Cares? Scotland for the Scottish Government over 2016-17. The research looked at advocacy service for children and young people...

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Response to Committee Report

Response to Committee Report

Regarding the Education and Skills Committee Report on the Children’s Hearings System - Taking Stock of Recent Reforms - in response to the key recommendation 4. Advocacy and Safeguarders: 4.2 On Safeguarders, the Committee welcomes the progress that has been made....

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Research – Criminal Advice and Remittals

Research – Criminal Advice and Remittals

A new research report has been published today which has been written by Dr Gillian Henderson, Information & Research Manager at SCRA with support from the Centre for Youth and Criminal Justice (CYCJ). You can view the new report here.  The Children’s Hearings...

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New film for parents/carers

New film for parents/carers

A new film has been produced for parents/carers with learning disabilities who have a child or children going through the Hearings System. The short film, which has been produced by SCRA, is available here and SCRA has hard copies which can be sent out on request. The...

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Corporate Parenting website launched

Corporate Parenting website launched

Children’s Hearings Scotland (CHS) and the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) have launched a new corporate parenting website aimed at young people. Both organisations have produced plans which detail their corporate parenting commitments and...

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Annual recruitment campaign

Annual recruitment campaign

The annual Panel Member recruitment campaign has been launched The search is now on for 500 new Panel Members. Led by Children’s Hearings Scotland (CHS), the campaign will run until 25 September. This year’s recruitment campaign is focused on highlighting what it...

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Pre-Hearing Champions

Pre-Hearing Champions

Going to a Children’s Hearing for the first time? Did you know you can ask for a Pre-Hearing visit? While SCRA has offered Pre-Hearing visits for a while now, ‘Champions’ have now been appointed in every Locality, as part of SCRA’s ongoing drive to improve the...

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Barnardo’s research reports

Barnardo’s research reports

Two new reports have been published on the CHIP website today. Both reports are about an advocacy service for children and young people involved in the Children’s Hearings System. The first is a report which presents the findings from an Action Research project...

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